Watching video sucks the life out of the battery in about an hour and a half of use

If this was the very first iPod or even the second, the rating would be higher, but this is the 5th generation and it's the "same" iPod; but with video and a laughable video playback battery life.

The glossy plastic and screen are easily scratched, and this, the screen is distorted and the iPod loses its nice lookIn all, the iPod is a decent MP3 player, but has many problems like the low-quality included accessories and terrible battery life.

poor, may i repeat, poor battery life

I suggest buying it if you're not afraid of a little weak battery life during video playback

The quality is reasonably good and the battery life sufficient to watch a movie.

The new 30 and 80 GB models have improved battery life, but I have been able to watch almost two hours of TV shows on an airplane with no problem (haven't tried watching a full-length movie yet)

Most reviews complained about scratching and poor battery life

The only gripe I have is - that it has horrible battery life

Pro:-Great battery life-Many listening options: shuffle, by artist, etc.-Reasonable size

Videos kill your battery life

Works great and has a good battery life.

The current iPod is still a long way from ideal (I could easily list off a whole raft of improvements I'd like to see), but given the highly portable nature of the device, huge disk capacity and the not too unreasonable battery life its a very good effort at video, music and photos on the move

Decent battery life

The backlight and keeping the backlight while video plays really sucks the life out of the thing.

Video, however, saps the battery life like nothing else.

If you're someone like me who is always toggling through the songs looking for the next one to pick, the life will drain faster, but if I just made a 10 hour playlist and let the thing play without touching

I don't want to waste battery life if I just want to hear the song and not watch the video (and not having to pay an additional $.99 for the song).For video

I hope when the actual Video iPod comes out (keep in mind, this is NOT the "video iPod") they'll improve battery life so you can use it longer between charges.2.

To make it sustain along healthy battery life one must avoid the constant extras and simply listen to the song

Loses battery life like that3

This iPod may also not have the best battery life, but at least I can watch videos such as Spongebob, Lost, etc

Keep in mind that this is my opinion and you know as well as I if you were thinking about getting one of these (or not

First the positives--I have the 30GB version and have found the transfer time from windows to be insignficant, sound quality is terrific and the slim design a nice plus

you know as well as I thats a stupid reason not to get one of these

I first received an i-pod that didn't work properly, but the vendor quickly replaced it for

Trust me on this one i hav a black i pod and its awesome